hi. i'll kai jackson. -- i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. >> we have a winter weather advisory in effect for parts of maryland now. outside, it's partly cloudy. and the weather is hovering. let's go to tim williams. you told us about this, tim. >> you know, kai, it's the latest in our series of little skirmishes. little blasts of winter weather that comes through. first warning doppler radar shows what has really come into the area. really a batch of the portion that came across the lower west. it really hit some very dry air. and started to break up. the problem that we had is that the cold air is very close by. the dew point is at 23. cold air aloft is very, very cold. and it's cold enough to make some of this freezing rain. we have temperatures above freezing. that's the direction that this is coming in. but as it starts to mix in this

afternoon, we are starting to see potential for a bit of sleet again and freezing rain. national weather service has issued this weather advisory for the areas you see there, shaded until 10:00 tomorrow morning. really only expecting about less than a tenth of an inch of frozen precipitation. but it could make for slick spots around the region. so we'll keep an eye on this. we just want to let you know that this is in place until tomorrow morning. >> and this storm dumps snow over the middle of the country from texas to wisconsin. dean reynolds reports for wjz on the serious problems that it's causing. >> reporter: as the wintry storm blew across illinois, its impact was painfully easy to describe. >> freezing. and the wind is terrible. >> reporter: overnight, traffic crawled to a near standstill here as the snow began to fall, stranding some cars. it's part of the same massive system that crippled kansas.

parts of that state got nearly a foot and a half of snow. and that's not all. a mix of thunder and lightning made for an unusual weather event, called thunder snow. across the midwest, icy, snowy roads created treacherous driving conditions. >> you can't see the roads. ice. it's dangerous. >> reporter: on one slick road, a minivan slipped directly into a stoplight. before the giant pole came crashing down. and in the town of lawrence, kansas, a car erupted into flames as it tried to climb a snowy hill. for much of the day, a 200-mile stretch of a major highway in kansas, interstate 70 was closed. the plows were out in full force, trying to clean up the mess. >> hoping we can get everybody to their destinations. hopefully from point a to point b, without having to get stuck somewhere. >> and wjz is always on for weather watches and warnings

and your updated weather forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com any time. the trainee shot in the head during a training exercise, takes a major step in his recovery. vic has more. >> reporter: the police officer trainee has been moved to a rehab station facility. the -- rehabilitation facility. city police admit there were errors in the protocols that resulted in the shooting. several officers are on suspension. and the training facility has a new director. kai, back to you. >> all right, vic. thank you. maryland state police are investigating the shooting. they will turn their findings over to the baltimore county state's attorney's office, to see if charges will be filed. olympian oscar pistorius is out of jail today. this morning, the blade runner posted bail. tina kraus reports for wjz. prosecutors insisted pistorius was a flight risk, but the judge disagreed. >> reporter: photographers crowded around the range rover,

carrying paralympickian oscar pistorius. a south african judge released the athlete bail until his trial for the fatal valentine's day shooting of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. a camera crew followed pistorius's car all the way to his uncle's home. the court ruled the runner could not return to his own house, which was the scene of the crime. prosecutors charged the former olympian, known as blade runner, with premeditated murder, saying he intended to kill the 29-year-old model, when he shot four times through a bathroom door after a heated argument. but the double-amputee claims he accidentally shot steenkamp, believing she was an intruder. >> i come to the conclusion that the accused has made a case to be released on bail. >> reporter: pistorius's supporters cheered in court. and his family says they're relieved. >> we know oscar's version of what happened.

that tragic night. and we know that that ised troosd would -- truth. and that will prevail. >> reporter: a spokesman for the grieving steenkamp says the family doesn't know what to feel. >> whatever happens, it's not going to bring reeva back. i just want justice and the truth. >> reporter: pistorius was ordered to turn hads in -- in his passports and any guns he owns. he is due back in court june 4th. >> reporter: tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> and pistorius's running coach says the paralympic star will start training next week, even though future competitions have been canceled. murdered on 18th birthday. sheriff's deputies say 18-year- old bruce johnson shot and killed 18-year-old brian flamer. the two had an argument. and police say johnson pulled out a pistol and shot flameir in the back. johnson is charged with second- degree murder and assault.

maryland is within step closer to repealing the death penalty. a senate committee voted 6-5 last night in favor of a governor's cap stal -- capital punishment bill. governor martin o'malley has made the bill a main focus of his legislative session. >> she is a long way from being a political household name. but that's now changing for laura newman. today, she was sworn in as anne arundel county executive. wjz is live. alex demetrick attended the ceremony. >> reporter: in the span of just 12 hours, laura newman went from a little-known candidate to taking the oath of office. >> reporter: laura newman greeted friends, well wishers and future employees inside the annapolis courthouse. thursday night, she was chosen to be the new county executive, beating out a large field of candidates, some of whom have far more experience in politics. >> it doesn't hurt that she's got a record of making changes necessary. >> reporter: that's because

leopold replace -- jewman replaces john leopold. newman is promising a fresh start. >> first priority is taking a look at what needs to be addressed in the county. i think it's a new day in the county. and i'm looking forward to meeting with the folks here and seeing what we need to do to make anne arundel county a leader in maryland. >> reporter: a retired ceo who turned around a company and made it a multimillion dollar business. up until today, she had been the economic chief. but not anymore. >> according to the constitution and laws of this state. >> ms. county executive, congratulations. [ applause ] >> reporter: well, newman will serve out the last two years of what is left of john leopold's term. she said it is way too early to decide whether she will run for re-election in 2016. time now to take a look at the friday rush hour ride home. kristy breslin is at wjz

traffic control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. always a busy afternoon for fridays. if you're traveling northbound 95, we have heavy delays there,from 32 to the beltway on the southwest side. those delays just continue along from the 895 split, past whitemarsh boulevard. as far as the beltway goes, on the west side inner loop, crawling along well past liberty road. also, the top side inner loop, expect some significant delays. they begin at the jones falls expressway over to harford road. as far as accidents go, we have an accident there. 195 on the ramp to northbound 95. other accidents include whiskey bottom road at washington boulevard. eastbound 32 at broken lamb parkway. and also, haywood avenue at cutbert. we have a lot of volume on the beltway, west of york road. and we'll take another live look. heavy traffic there. a look at the beltway at 70. this traffic report is brought to you by the baltimore boat show. don't miss the winter's biggest boat show. it's the progressive insurance

of baltimore boat show, at the baltimore convention center, february 28th through march 3rd. for all of the tickets and details, visit the website. thank you. he's got his super bowl ring. and now, ravens' center matt burke is hanging up his helmet. the six-time pro bowler announced he is retiring from the nfl, after 15 seasons, four of them here in baltimore. birk, who is now 36, says he is a super bowl champion. he has pretty much accomplished everything he wanted to do in pro football. and coming up at 5:00, hear from matt about why he chose this school to make the announcement. and ciez, he also -- kai, he told the kids -- i was there today -- he said, i'm old. >> yeah, did you talk to him about if there is any chance he'll go teach at harford? >> i think he's going to get in the minivan with six kids and travel. >> if anybody deserves it, it's

him. >> he's a good guy. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. [ crying ] >> a 3-year-old with spina bifida is pat down and screened at a st. louis airport. what the child's angry mother is saying. how taking part in a medical trial helps save a new york woman's life. the story ahead in healthwatch. controversy in canada. an arrest caught on tape. did officers use excessich force -- excessive force? the weekend is here. don't miss your updated first warning weather forecast.

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it is 33 degrees with spotty drizzle in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. tsa officials are apologizing to a family for an

incident at a missouri airport that left a 4-year-old in tears. [ crying ] >> she just wanted to go to disney world. but before they could be on their way, the tsa wanted to pat down lucy. lucy has spina bifida and is in a wheelchair ba-- and because of her chair, agents said they had to pat her down. that's when lucy's mom pulled out her cell phone and recorded the encounter. >> we weren't trying to be combative. but we were going to set clear boundaries over what was and was not appropriate, as far as someone touching our child. >> yeah, lucy's mom kept recording. and eventually, the tsa agents decided to stop the patdown. the tsa released a statement staying, in part, tsa regrets

that they didn't have appropriate training and offers its apology. a four-by-four foot sinkhole damaged 18 cars. somehow, none hit one another. 911 call reporting cars with torn-up tires and dented rims. engineers are still looking into what caused this sinkhole. in today's wjz healthwatch, it's a new way to detect cancer. and it's all in the undergarments a woman wears. kristine johnson has more on the new option. >> reporter: 20 years ago, nedra lindsey agreed to be part of a medical trial. >> they needed us to wear this kind of up and coming device that was going to be used to detect breast cancer. >> reporter: she was 25 at the time and didn't think much of the gadget made of sensors and a small data pack that would monitor some internal functions. >> i just never thought it would be of any use to me because i was so young. >> reporter: but lindsey says her participation in that trial saved her life.

>> the device that showed proof positive that i did have breast cancer. >> good boy. >> reporter: she ultimately had a mastectomy. and today, she's cancer-free. >> what we would like to see is this device being part of a woman's annual screening. >> reporter: today, the wires and data pack have evolved into this model of a cancer- detecting bra. it's called the first warning system. and developer matt bernardis says all women have to do is wear it for at least 12 hours. >> if we could see the actual change in cellular structure and tissue over a 24-hour period, we would have a much better understanding of what is taking place in a diseased- versus a healthy cell. >> right now, doctors depend on the still images from the mammogram. but for women under 40, who have not yet had a mammogram, a tiny, cancrous mass like this would likely not be detected

until their first screening. detectives say the cancer bra could pick up the abnormality early. >> experts say the bra is safe to use on a routine basis. can wall street end the week on an up note? [ stock bells ringing ] all the markets finished with significant gains. let's take a look. the dow is up 120 points. we are above that 14,000 mark. the s&p is up 13. and the nasdaq is up 30. let's go to new york right now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> reporter: stocks bounced back from a two-day sell-off, after another batch of strong earnings reports. shares of hewlett packard rose more than 10%. their biggest one-day gain in more than five years. the struggling pc maker reported profits that were not as bad as wall street expected. gasoline prices are at a record high for this time of year. triple a says gas prices have risen for 36 straight days.

nationwide, a gallon of unleaded is averaging $3.48. that's up 49 cents in just the past month. >> the owner of olive garden and red lobster. rising taxes and higher may prevent them from eating out sluch -- as much. democratic president president obama said that automatic spending cuts scheduled to begin march 1st will hurt their economies. the governors were in for a national governor's association meeting this weekend. the president has proposed averting $85 billion in cuts this year. republicans opposed further increases in tax revenue, unless it's used to lower tax rates. that's your money watch. for more, go to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. the red carpet is out. and crews are hard at work, setting the stage for the 85th annual academy awards. bigad shaban reports from

hollywood. with predictions from a film critic, who has covered the oscar for 25 years. >> reporter: it's she time for -- show time for crews outside of hollywood's dolby theater. and catherine key from naples, florida, says she's been waiting to catch a glimpse, her entire life. >> it's just amazing. i mean, until you're actually here, you don't really -- you just don't know what it's like. >> reporter: los angeles times writer, glen whip, has covered the oscars for 25 years. and says argo is this year's movie to beat. >> argo, since nomination was announced, has won awards from the screen actor's guild, director's guild. it's been like an unstoppable force. >> reporter: daniel day-lewis, the star of lincoln, remains a favorite for best actor. >> if he wins, it would be a record third oscar for lead actor. no actor has ever won three oscars for a lead performance. >> reporter: but 9-year-old 9-

year-old que venzhene and riva have made records already. walliss is the youngest to be nominated for oscar, riva is the oldest. >> reporter: for now, the red carpet looks more white here on hollywood boulevard. but all the protective wrapping comes off after sunday. >> reporter: cath rein hee says she has too many favorites to pick just one. >> i want pictures and autographs. i want it all. >> reporter: fans will get their chance when this year's hottest movie makers arrive for hollywood's biggest show. bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> the oscars will be handed out sunday. coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. community outrage. for the first time, the frederick county sheriff speaks about the death. a developmentally disabled man while in custody.

it is a cloudy, chilty afternoon right now. with light rain falling on federal hill and television hill. the latest on the winter weather advisories for several counties in your first warning weather forecast. wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on cbsbaltimore.com. instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click cbs cbsbaltimore.com

all right. we have been watching the weather forecast all day. not knowing exactly what we were going to get. and so far, it's okay. right? >> you know? the thing with a forecast like this is when you see a system that causes so much problem in a part of the country. and it's headed our way. you know, everybody's guard is up. >> we get nervous. >> yeah. and you know, we haven't had that one blast yet that has really stopped the city. so everybody is just kind of waiting. waiting. >> yes. >> quietly. >> we're not going to get it today. what we do have, our dilemma is that our temperatures are right on the line here. across the area, where we have enough cold air in place that we could see just a little bit of frozen precipitation.

right now, since our last update, our temperatures have gone up. we're at 34 degrees now at bwi marshall. 23, the dew point. relative humidity, at 63%. winds at the south/southeast at 7 miles per hour. that is bringing in mild air coming from the southeast. 30.30, the barometer. 34 in oakland. 39 in elkton. you get the idea. there is cold air close by. but for the most part, around the entire metro area, we are above freezing. anything down now is priinarily in the form of rain. we have colder air aloft. you see the dew points down in the 20s. tells you that the colder air just above us is very cold. and it's enough to bring down some freezing rain. maybe even some sleet. cold temperatures are not very far away. detroit is at 30. that is the northern tip of that storm. lifted up into the upper peninsula of michigan, up toward wisconsin. but the southern portion is moving in across the milder air. and that's down around atlanta. you see 42 degrees. and we're right in between the two.

that is why the national weather service issued the winter weather advisory. we're going to see that lower portion set up shop offshore. develop into a low-pressure system that starts to move up to the northeast. much like the last one did that really pounded them. but we're not getting that. we're getting the mild air. the advisory in place until 10:00. because we are still pretty much at the coldest time of the day, into the overnight hours. as soon as we go into the overnight. again, we're looking at rain. and these are for the coldest suburbs. this low is going to lift up. the one that we just showed you that moved up toward the great lakes. and the rain moves on in. the low-pressure system that brings up the rain from the south is going to, again, develop into a low and move up to the northeast. behind it, we'll start to see some clearing tomorrow afternoon, into the evening. and behind it, temperatures will level out. we start to see sunshine. and high pressure, temperatures back up to about 50 degrees for much of the week ahead. sunset today officially at

5:53. tonight, going down to about 32 degrees. occasional rain and drizzle. tomorrow, up to around 45 degrees. rain and drizzle, breezy in the afternoon. but we'll start to see improvement heading into the weekend. >> good. maybe some sun? >> maybe some sun. >> thank you, tim. >> you're welcome. don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup. followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. and still to come tonight on eyewitness news at 4:30. a new drug to treat late stage breast cancer approved by the fda. don't miss tonight's healthwatch. new video of the shootout and fiery crash on the vegas strip. an update on the investigation is coming up. far apart of a deal, automatic spending cuts will begin in less than a week. unless congress and the president reach a compromise. will the potential impact be on air travel? eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic after this.

it is 4:30. 32 degrees, with light griz drizzle in some areas in central maryland now. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> do the right thing and avert the sequester. president obama is turning up the pressure on congress to stop nodding off on the budget cuts. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: the obama administration is warning manners -- americans, they'll feel the effect of budget cuts at the airport. >> if half of our employees are in the faa, the faa has to have some impact. >> . >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood said the flying public will start to feel the spending cuts up to next friday. he expects long delays at

airports during peak travel times, while some smaller regional airports may have to shut downault. he -- down altogether. he warned lawmakers that they'll hear about it. >> their phones will start ringing. why does that have to happen? >> reporter: long lines and flight delays could just be the start of headaches for travelers. if air traffic controllers have to stay home, airlines could be forced to cancel flights. meeting with the japanese prime minister friday, president obama said avoiding these cuts should be a no-brainer. >> hope springs eternal. and i will hope to keep making my case to congress, and the american people. >> reporter: the public accused the white house of using scare tactics. eric canter said in a statement, president obama has said that unless he gets a second tax hike, he will be forced to let criminals loose on the street. the meat at your grocery store won't be inspected and emergency responders will be unable to do their jobs. these are false choices.

congress returns to work next week. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and coming up new at 6:00, governor o'malley is at the white house today. hear what he is saying about the impact on maryland if a deal is not reached. the search continues for a range rover at the center of a shooting on the las vegas strip. kai has more from the newsroom on the victims of this violent encounter. >> reporter: it appears the drivers of the maserati, hit by the gunfire, was an aspiring rapper. this is video of the exploding crash. the aspiring rapper, known as kenneth cherry. at least six other people were hurt during this incident. police believe it was sparked by an argument in a hotel and sparked into that incident at the intersection. the maserati smashed into a taxi and the taxi exploded. police are looking for the car that escaped.

>> police are using video from traffic cameras at the intersection and hotel surveillance to help in the investigation. shoveling out. many in the midwest are digging out of the snow that fell overnight. drivers in chicago are maneuvering the streets and sidewalks, covered in snow and ice. in baltimore outside right now, as we just told you, it's cloudy, it's drizzling in parting of our area. could a wintry mix be on the way tonight? bob turk is in the first warning weather center, tracking live doppler radar. bob? >> not a whole lot on radar. the problem is, it doesn't take a whole lot of freezing drizzle to cause issues. take a look now. very light precipitation. the air above us is very, very dry. a lot of it is not even reaching the ground. but some areas will see some light, spotty issue freezing drizzle later tonight. and here's the issue. the problem is the temperatures from baltimore north, 32, 30 in hagerstown. 32. 25 in elkton. south and east of us, it's just above freezing. we don't expect any issues here.

but north of us, we have a winter weather advisory. but some of that light freezing drizzle, rain. maybe later tonight. until 10:00 in the morning. by tomorrow afternoon, we'll just see light rain in the region. but temperatures getting well above freezing in the afternoon. it's tonight, later on particularly. might have some slick conditions and untreated roadways. denise? >> thank you, bob. wjz is always on. for weather watches and warnings and your updated first warning forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com any time. sheriff's deputies identify a woman killed in a crash inular ford county. 58-year-old deborah winbro was a passenger in an suv multivehicle crash yesterday. a pickup truck hit the suv, sending it into the path of an oil truck. the suv was carrying a trailer with two horses inside. the horses survived that collision. the frederick county sheriff is breaking his silence, after a developmentally-disabled man dies when deputies remove him from a movie theater.

christie ileto has more on the backlash, swirling around the department. >> reporter: frederick county sheriff charles jenkins says his deputies were nothing but professional, when they removed 26-year-old robert ethan saylor, who had down's syndrome from a movie theater last month. >> there did come a point, where they had to remove him from his seat. by all accounts, there was no excessive force. >> saylor refused to leave while the health aid told him to wait inside while she got the car. sergeant rick rokeford and deputy put saylor in handcuffs, facedown. that's when police say he suffered a medical emergency and died. >> they did have to handcuff mr. saylor. and unfortunately, as they were walking out, at that point in time, they believe he suffered a medical emergency. >> he died of asphyxiation when he was forcibly removed. his death is now a homicide. his family is appalled. >> he's never had anybody put

their hands on him before. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies say this as difficult as he was childhood friends with the victim's father. >> i wish we had that moment in time back. >> reporter: hundreds of comments are posting by the day on the department's facebook page, saying the officers should be disgraced, jailed, and fired. >> we miss him. >> reporter: now, it's not just outrage this community wants but justice for saylor, who many say loved unconditionally. in frederick, christie ileto, wjz eyewitness news. >> the three deputies are on administrative leave. frederick county's top prosecutor promises a thorough investigation. parents with a specific type of late-stage breast cancer may have new hope. the fda has approved a new drug called catsilla. it's a treatment therapy for women with her-2 positive breast cancer. it is a combination of two drugs. one is a powerful chemotherapy drug. the drug should be available to patients within two weeks.

nasa captures a rare sight. rain on the surface of the sun. a solar flare erupted on the sun's right side. and after that, the sun spit out some of its matter into space. the plasma that was spit out was drawn back in toward the sun by magnetic fields. and that is called coronal rain. well, a little rain on the commute home this friday. let's check in with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. the roads are just packed out there. on the west side inner loop, the delays begin at 95. and they go well past liberty road. traffic only moving at about 30 miles an hour. as far as the top side inner loop goes. stop and go there from the jones falls expressway. going over to harford road. it does break free after that point. no improvement along northbound 95. delays from 32 to 195. it and it slows down again from caton avenue to whitemarsh boulevard. as far as accidents go, still plenty of them there. northbound richie highway at

11th avenue. pulaski at rossville boulevard. hayward. and also whiskey bottom road at washington boulevard. let's take a live look. as you can see, slow traffic on the beltway there. and the same situation, very, very slow there on the bend, just west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. well, it might be an old table or a painting or some jewelry. if you love antiques, the crown plaza in timonium is the place to be this weekend. ron matz has more on an antique show with a purpose. >> the rambler garden. >> reporter: from old signs to valuable desks. and duck decoys. this is a maryland antique show, where there's something for everyone. >> we warn -- partner with the antiques council, which is a national organization that brings in the dealers. we have 40 represented here. and they have a wide variety of

styles and periods and price points. >> reporter: the show at the crown plaza, in timonium is a benefit. for family and children's services of central maryland. >> they service children, families and the elderly, which is a very big section of the community that doesn't necessarily go addressed. >> reporter: dealers from baltimore and around the country come here. an antique is a window into the past. >> there is a whole cultural history to an antique. it's not just a cup. it was used for a variety of reasons. it was part of a cultural history and practice. it goes back and explains a lot about who we are today. >> reporter: you might say an antique never gets old. and the show is in its 43rd year. and it's better that -- than ever. >> every dollar counts. we would love to have people from all over maryland here supporting us. we would love to see you. >> reporter: admission is just $15 and it's all for a good

cause. now, back to you. >> and last year's maryland antique show raised $144,000 for family and children's services of central maryland. >> okay. get your credit card ready. >> i got enough antiques, to tell you the truth. >> that's though way to talk about your husband. >> i'm one of them. >> just joking, jack. is there a secret sex scandal report behind pope benedict's resignation? cocky, drew peterson, screams his innocence just before a judge sentences him in the murder of his third wife. wintry weather mix moving into our area. what can we expect and where? coming up in bob's weather forecast.

all right. we have breaking news right now to tell you about. we're going to go live to captain jeff long in sky eye chopper 13. what's going on, jeff? >> well, this accident is clearing up here in the golden ring area. this is on rossville boulevard,

at yellow brick road. an accident involving the vehicle and a school bus. a second school bus came in for a transport. and we did see two ambulances leave the scene. but we don't have any report on injuries at this point. reporting live from sky eye chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much, jeff. shocking surveillance video leads to the suspension of four police officers in quebec. a suspect is seen lying facedown in the snow, with his arms out to the side. then officers beat and kick him while he is on the ground. in the report, officers claimed the suspect was armed and they feared for their lives. >> drew peterson is sentenced to 38 years in prison for the murder of has ex-wife, kathleen salveio. and today, her family says, her voice was finally heard. >> reporter: in drew peterson's view, he's been silenced for

the past four years. so today at his sentence being -- sentencing, the man convicted of drowning kathleen sabio in this bathtub, yelled at the top of his lungs ," i did not kill kathleen." that immediately caused her sister to jump up and say, yes, you did, liar. >> i wasn't going to take the devil. i had to react. >> reporter: peterson's lawyer said it is a natural reaction of a wrongfully convicted and jailed former cop. >> he told everybody how he felt. i think people could see what he was coming from and how he felt about what happened to him. >> reporter: but the sister of drew peterson's missing fourth wife, stacy said it's the same kind of anger she saw once before when drew threw stacy across the room. >> for him, it showed the same person that murdered stacy. >> reporter: but peterson calls it the largest railroad job in the country.

he was near tears when he looked at a judge and said, it's time to sentence an innocent man. i don't deserve 26789 -- deserve this. >> when he got up on the stand in that shrill, kind of feminine screech, that he didn't kill kathy -- that's the guy that killed kathy. you got a glimpse into his soul. >> reporter: peterson's attorneys plan to appeal. and that process will take at least two years. >> the justice department joins a lawsuit against cycling lance armstrong. it was filed by armstrong's former teammate, floyd landis. it alleges that armstrong concealed his use of performance-enhancing drugs for decades.

armstrong said the post office benefited. armstrong agreed to settle for $5 million but was turned down. one week from today, woab will be in retirement. but he still has a lot of work to do. allen pizzey reports from rome. >> reporter: speculation and evidence as to why benedict decided enough is enough, continues to swirl here. with reporting focusing on an inquiry into the so-called vati- league scandal, the 300 paged dossier they will hand to the pope benedict on monday reportedly deals with infighting and homosexuals. benedict will be here, the papal's summer residence. he'll stay for at least two months and move back to vatican city, a mere 17 miles away. in the outside world, the game of guessing and hoping over the next pope is in full swing. the obvious choice for celebrants of this religious

festival is in latin american. latin america makes a good case. and at least one cardinal from the region is on the most pob -- poppable lists. because they don't know who will appear on the balcony of st. peter's, anymore than the rest of the world does, the taylors to the pope make three sizes. >> that was allen pizzey reporting. >> when the pope leaves the papacy, he will also close his official twitter account. benedict will likely send out his last tweet, february 27th. a millionaire space tourist is planning a tour that is out of the world. he wants to send humans to mars. he is planning a private mission called mission for america. he isn't new to space exploration. he flew on a rocket to the space station in 2001.

plans will be unveiled next week in washington. not sure how you pack for that. [ laughter ] >> not a lot. because you probably wear one of those suits the whole time. but you pack your camera. that's for sure. remnants of a big winter storm could bring some tricky weather this evening. bob has your first warning weather forecast coming up next.

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tty/v. most reliable internet: verizon fios. we have spotty drizzle here and there. the problem is, the temperatures are in a critical zone. north of the city, it's generally just around 32 degrees. that means any services that don't have salt or have not been treated could see just a tiny bit of black ice. and that's all it takes for things to slip -- get slippery. that could happen later tonight. take a look at temps now around the region. at the airport, they were 34. dropped to 33. now 32. southeast winds at 5. barometer pretty high. and still rising. 30.30 inches. to the west of us, generally on a line, let's say north of 95. north of the city. 32. 29, 30 in some spots.

25 in oakland. south of the city, it's milder. and they're just going to see rain. maybe a few pellets of sleet can come down. dew point is pretty low. in other words, up there, in the clouds, it's cold. it's 23 degrees up there. but locally, the ground temperatures are -- that's what's critical. 34, 37. city up towards westminster, baltimore county. 29,30, 32 degrees. anything that falls, if the ground is cold enough in some areas, shaded roads will have a little frozen precip. and it only takes literally, just a little of that black ice. you can't see if it is untreated. be careful later tonight. we have southeast winds. does continue to bring in somewhat milder air aloft. okay? and eventually, we'll get light drizzle. during the day tomorrow, temperatures get way back up in the 40s. main storm, actually over wisconsin. but it's extended all of this moisture over the east coast. a second storm down to the south is going to form off the east coast. and then move up toward new england. looks like new hampshire,

maine, west to boston. a lot of massachusetts, will see snow tomorrow night. and on sunday. they could see several inches up there. this area of precip is pretty much past us. we have very light precip in the region. we don't expect to see a lot at all. but it doesn't take much as i mentioned. that's why we have winter weather advisory, until 10:00 a.m. across the region. that low dying out. but here is that warm air, flowing from the south. we'll get shower activity by milder temperatures this weekend. northeast winds, gusting to 20 knots. bay temp, around 37 degrees. tonight, need a little freezing drizzle in some spots? 32 but rising overnight. to the mid-40s tomorrow. rain and drizzle. it will be ending later in the day tomorrow. and it will start warming up even more sunday. there's a few hours tonight. could see some slick conditions. watch out for that. >> all right. sun on the horizon. thank you, bob. still to come tonight. a police recruit, shot during a training exercise is released from the hospital. i'm meghan mccorkell, with more

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hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> a winter weather advisory is in effect for parts of maryland right now. here's a look at sky eye chopper 13. some areas are seeing precipitation. let's go now to meteorologist tim williams and bob turk, tracking live doppler radar. >> let's take a look at radar. we have very light echoes. most of it is in the form of light spotty drizzle. very, very light. and spotty as you can see. and it's moving primarily from west to east. later tonight, don't expect to see a lot. the problem is, temperatures are in a very critical number. 32 here. 30 to the north and west of us. north and west of town, particularly from the beltway in the city on north. any untreated roadways could become slick. it just takes a tiny bit of precip to create some of that black ice. south of us, it's too warm. just expect to see rai